Sherlock Review

TV Crime Drama Conventions

Name of Drama	Sherlock Holmes
Broadcaster – Scheduling details	BBC1
Conventions - Characters	Benedict Cumberbatch ... Sherlock Holmes Martin Freeman ... Dr. John Watson Rupert Graves ... DI Lestrade Una Stubbs ... Mrs. Hudson Louise Brealey ... Molly Hooper Vinette Robinson ... Sgt Sally Donovan Tanya Moodie ... Ella Siobhan Hewlett ... Helen (as Siobhán Hewlett) William Scott-Masson ... Sir Jeffrey Patterson Victoria Wicks ... Margaret Patterson Sean Joseph Young ... Gary (as Sean Young) James Duncan ... Jimmy Ruth Everett ... Political Aide Syrus Lowe ... Political Aide Katy Maw ... Beth Davenport
Narrative	Wounded in war while in the Army, Dr. John Watson returns to London and though a mutual acquaintance becomes the flatmate at Mrs. Hudson's house at 221B Baker Street with brilliant if eccentric private investigator Sherlock Holmes. There have been three identical apparent suicides, and Inspector Lestrade asks for Sherlock's intervention over the fourth, the suspicious death of Jennifer Wilson. As she lay dying she wrote 'Rachel' in the dust and Sherlock deduces that this was not only the name of her stillborn daughter of many years earlier but the password to her mobile phone. Jennifer sent a text to her killer to give a clue as to their identity. This leads Sherlock to a meeting in a deserted college with a terminally ill serial killer, slaying people for kicks, to show superiority over the rest of society and determined to make Sherlock the next victim.
Mise-en-scene - Locations Sets Lighting Costume	Locations- London Sets- Streets of London Sherlock’s flat, Abandoned building, collage, park, restaurant Lighting- Dark and miserable Costumes- Sophisticated and smart, crime scene investigator and paramedics
Sound – Key dialogue Sound effects Music	Music- created suspense and when he solved the crime sound effects- car sirens, car screeches, gun shots
Audiences – Who is the target audience? Male/Female How might they react differently? Will it shape their views of people, issues or events?	Older generation both male and female. Nobody younger that 12 should watch, therefore not a children’s program
Industry – Marketing & Promoting Other platforms? (DVD/online)	It can be viewed online and on a DVD.